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Methods of Work (continued) it exactly 3 in. wide, so I can clamp it to the fence and then set the fence 3 in. beyond the length desired. ow there is plenty of room to remove stock. There has been no repeat incident. -Jim Wright, Berkley, Mass. lid support for a s mall chest the same width as the foot of the pull, so around the jig. I grip the setup with one hand to grind facets on the top of the pull. I push the jig into the belt sander, watching the facet grow until it reaches the center of the X. ext I flip the pull over to machine the opposite facet. Finally, I sand the remaining two sides, stopping when each facet approaches the center of the X. I -Robert F. M odif秀 Brass guide Here's how to make an inexpensive lid support for a small chest witl1 lis-in. brass rod. Determine the length of the rod by making a life-sized sketch of the chest and lid. Bend the rod at 900 on one end, and flare the rod at the other end to catch a small washer. Insert the 900 bend into a wooden retainer block. Then fit the retainer block into a small mortise in the lid. Add a small relief mortise on the inside of the lid to accommodate the rod. Cut a deep mortise into the chest side, and cover the mortise with a slotted cover as shown. You can make the cover with brass or wood. The relief mortise in the lid and the deep mortise in the side should allow the rod to travel its full range as the lid closes. -Mark Moffatt, Denver, Colo. Quick tip: Remove pencil marks with lacquer M akin er and more effective than sanding, and it works in tight corners. -Susan Caust Farrell, Searsport, Maine thinn g faceted drawer pulls Jig orients knob at angle to grind facets. er. It is easi- Thread bolts into tips of hand screw, and cut off heads. To clamp mitered frames, you can squeeze the joint via pocket holes drilled in the back of the adjacent parts. Two manufacturers offer clamps for this: Universal Edge-to-Edge clamp Niven Conard, and Jorgensen adapter tips (Adjustable Clamp Co., 417 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60622; 312-666-0640). To make your own clamps, add metal pins to a hand screw, as shown. Make the pins by screwing bolts into tapped holes and then cutting or grinding off the heads. To use, drill holes in the back of the frame, and use the pins to apply pressure. Angle the tips toward the center of the work. p.o. D Arts-and-Crafts-style pull Drill holes to fit router's template guide. center of standard pull. My wife wanted me to reproduce square-faceted wooden drawer pulls to match the ones on her grandmother's Arts-and-Craftsera highboy. None of my hardware catalogs had any good replacements. Then I realized that rounded pulls that most hardware and lumberyards sell. I marked the center of each pull with an X and belt-sanded the edges on four sides. This left a nice square pull with a rounded top. Then I made a jig out of scrapwood to align tl1e pull against the stationary belt sander at an angle of 100 or so. I made the jig 1) ()q}J 3) I Mark 2) Square edges. 16 Fine Woodworking could adapt the common rillin -Glen Carlson, San Diego, Calif. g adjustable sheH-pin holes Flip to rout holes on other side. Box 250, Vershire, VT 05079; 802-685-4441) CWo MacVernon, Indianapolis, Ind. Quick tip: Use a dart sharpener to touch up your blunt awl. These sharpeners, which are 1-in.-long hollow cylinders made of Carborundum, sell for about a dollar in sporting-goods stores. -John Burke, Northfield, Nj. ing hand screws to clamp mitered frames can get my fingers Sand facets to center of knob. Polycarbonate guide, V. in. The best way to drill adjustable shelf-pin holes in cabinets is with a Y4-in. bit in a plunge router. This is especially true for materials like melamine. You'll need a guide with holes to fit the router's template guide. M.E.G. Products (9 John Lenhardt